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As critics within and outside the U.S. Air Force have noted, the F-15EX – an aircraft that was supposed to be a cheaper alternative to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II – now has a higher price tag than the fifth-generation stealth fighter.
Boeing Defense has blamed delays in delivering F-15EX fighters to the USAF, on a “razor’s edge” supply chain. But Boeing’s own supply chain management may be a factor.
The Air Force expects the flyaway cost to rise, not fall, from Lot 2 to 3.
The new F-15EX Eagle can notably store up to 30,000 pounds of munitions, a huge threshold when compared to the F-35 Lightning II’s internal storage capacity of 6,000 pounds.
The deal has positive geopolitical and industrial-base implications for Washington.